I'll Definitely ReplayTV It on Sunday, Though!- January 24, 2003 MJ vs. MJ "Coming up in this Sunday's Commercial Bowl, the ultimate basketball matchup. 'Super Bowl advertising is a high-tech art form unto itself. Witness the new spot pitting Michael Jordan at 23 against MJ at 39.' SunSpot.net" Steven's Notebook I've been hearing and reading a lot about this commercial, so I earlier this week I went to Gatorade's site to see if there was a preview of it. Of course, there isn't. For another take on how they made the commercial, check out ESPN's article MJ's..http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2003/01/24.html#a3544 We'll Probably Never See This in the U.S.- January 22, 2003 Sharp Unveils Well-Connected Home Server "At its heart, the HG-01S is a hard drive-based video recorder with an additional photo album feature but what differentiates it from some of the other digital video recorders or home servers on the market is the inclusion of a Web server and networking functions that allow recorded video to be viewed from other computers across the Internet. It has a 120GB hard drive and records in MPEG-2 at 720-pixel by 480-pixel resolution at either 8 megabits per...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2003/01/21.html#a3500 (Untitled)- January 16, 2003 I still haven't totally figured out the exact file format for my Archos Multimedia Jukebox, but I'm pretty sure that one of these DVD Ripper programs will let me convert my DVDs for use on the Archos! Suh-weet! Somebody pinch me!http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2003/01/15.html#a3424 (Untitled)- January 11, 2003 RCA PVR Will Use Free Guide+ Program Guide "RCA has announced (among other CES goodies) a PVRDVD player for this year that uses the free GUIDE Plus+ program guide rather than requiring an oncoming program guide contract. Once we bring the price down (yes, I work there) I may break down and get one, as I don't like the program guide fee required on current PVRs. (This may be the first no-program guide-fee commercial PVR.)" Slashdot Now this would be a big step forward into the mainstream for...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2003/01/10.html#a3371 I'm Not Just the Chairman... I'm a Member!- January 11, 2003 TiVo Is God's Machine "FCC chairman Michael Powell discovered what everybody who owns a TiVo already knows, which is that it's God's machine. He received a TiVo for Christmas and seems to be a rapid convert. Hopefully FCC rulings will reflect how nice it is for consumers to be able to watch programs at a time of their own choosing." rc3.org Daily Whoo-hoo! Excellent move on someone's part. Why haven't we thought of this before Give every legislator a DVR and watch them fall over themselves to..http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2003/01/10.html#a3369 Either way, Satellite Video Is Coming to Your Car- January 9, 2003 Low Profile Satellite TV Antennas for Vehicles "CNN is reporting a new antenna system that allows SUV's, minivans and cars to receive DirecTV video and audio programming on the road. Future plans call for internet access as well. This could be a nail in the coffin of Sirius and XM radio." Slashdot Video Over Radio Yes, They're Sirius "Sirius Satellite Radio said it intends to offer limited digital video services some time in the future, in addition to its digital audio streams." ExtremeTechhttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2003/01/08.html#a3346 (Untitled)- January 7, 2003 Studios Using Digital Armor to Fight Piracy"Lying dormant in virtually every digital cable box in America is technology that can prevent viewers from recording certain programs to watch them later. Soon, several Hollywood studios are planning to tell cable operators to flip the switch. People who have become accustomed to recording pay-per-view and video-on-demand shows will probably still be able to, the studios say &151; so long as they pay an extra fee." New York Times Satellite TV...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2003/01/06.html#a3322 Disney Pulls Products, Claims Losses Are Due to Piracy- January 3, 2003 What is the point of this Why would any company deliberately take their popular products OFF the market Who was the genius that thought this up And who is the genius that thinks it's still a good idea Does anybody really think they won't be available again, probably later this year Some vault. So they're going to make sure I can't legally purchase any of these movies I guess I'll just have to download them..... Addendum: The point I was trying to make but failed to do strongly is that this...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2003/01/02.html#a3290 Round-Up- January 3, 2003 As you can probably tell, I'm busy with home, holidays, and family, but here are a couple of interesting links from the current Lost Remote. THE GROWING OUCH IN YOUR CABLE BILLYes cable penetration is up --but only slightly-- but the bill for that service is up and not just slightly. The latest from the FCC indicates that cable operators are increasing cost-to-user at a rate almost six times the current rate of inflation. ONLINE NEWS DIET GROWSA new Pew Internet study shows about...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/digitalVideo/2003/01/02.html#a3288 |